Caulry GAA PRO Notes 17th April 2016-

Post date: Apr 18, 2016 7:5:42 AM

Headlines This Week:

Lotto Results, Club Membership, Sponsor Our Sod Fundraiser, Match Updates, Senior Championship, Junior Championship and Fixture

Club lotto

There was no winner of the jackpot of €3,200 in our draw held on 11^th of April last.

Numbers drawn: 2, 11, 22, 6

Weekly winners of the €30: Declan Ganley, Noel O’Carroll, Noel Rhattigan, Jimmy Lennon, Sophia Malone

Sellers prize €30: Damien Keenan

Thank you for your support.

Next Jackpot is €3,400 on 18^th of April 2016.

Club Membership

Club membership is due for payment to Jason Walker or any committee member.

2016 Club Membership Rates are as follows:

• Family Membership & Lotto €100

• Family Membership (Covers two adults& children) €50

• Adult Membership €30

• Student & Underage Membership €20

It is imperative that all players pay their membership immediately as any player who is not a fully paid member is not insured to represent the club.

Sponsor Our Sod Fundraiser

Work is planned to commence next month on the development of a state of the art all-weather playing pitch and training area on the recently purchased 5 acres of land adjoining the current Caulry playing facilities. This project will be completed with the aid of a recently acquired Sports Council Grant coupled with sponsorship monies to be raised by the Caulry Club itself. To this end the club are launching a 'Sponsor Our Sod' fundraiser initiative, whereupon present and former club members, players, supporters and friends of the club are invited to sponsor a sod on the new playing pitch for €50 and in return all sponsors will have their names permanently displayed and celebrated on a special plaque to be erected on the club grounds. All sponsors will also be entered into a special draw with excellent prizes to be won which will take place at a special club function to be held in Egans, Mount Temple on June 25th next. For more details and sponsorship cards please contact any Executive Committee Member or call Padraig at 086 4083946 or Irvine at 086 8578257. A committee member will be calling to all houses this week.

Match Updates

Anyone who wishes to receive texts about latest club fixtures, etc. can text their names to 087 3104486.

Junior Championship

Caulry 1-9

Garrycastle 0-8

Caulry got their Junior Championship campaign off to a winning start with a good win over neighbours Garrycastle on Friday evening last.

Caulry raced out of the tracks with an early goal from Stephen Brookes after a superb pass from Eoin Donohoe. With a strong breeze on their back, Gary Flanagan and Paddy Sleator pointed for the homeside. Emmet Nally defended well to earn himself a point on the quarter-hour mark. Garrycastle kicked their first score of the game to narrow the deficit. Some superb defending from Conor Dolan and Ernie Buckley allowed Mark Fitzpatrick and Stephen Woods to add to the scoring tally. A late point for the opposition left the scoreboard reading 1-5 to 0-2 at the interval.

The teams traded scores early in the second half with Alan Daly on target for the homeside. Michael Carroll brought off a great save in goals to keep Caulry’s noses in front. The defence held tight and two pointed-frees from Alan Daly stretched our lead. Gary Flanagan had a strong game in the middle of the field and good defending from substitute Harry Hughes allowed Sleator to add to the scoring tally. A Garrycastle point late in the half left four points the margin at the final whistle.

Team & Scorers: Michael Carroll, Conor Dolan, Michael McMahon, Loughlin Casey, Jack O’Kelly Lynch, Ernie Buckley, Emmet Nally (0-1), Gary Flanagan (0-1), Eoin Donohoe, Alan Daly (0-3, 3f), Stephen Woods (0-1), Gavin Byrne, Stephen Brookes (1-0), Paddy Sleator (0-2), Mark Fitzpatrick (0-1)

Subs: Stephen Connolly for Mark Fitzpatrick, Owen Boyce for Eoin Donohoe, Harry Hughes for Gavin Byrne, Killian Healy for Emmet Nally

Senior Championship

Caulry 0-11

Coralstown/Kinnegad 1-6

Our senior team followed suit on the following Sunday evening where they fought hard to earn a two point victory in their opening game of this year’s SFC on a scoreline of 0-11 to 1-6.

Caulry were first off the mark with a point from Paddy Sleator inside the opening 60 seconds. Coralstown/Kinnegad were slow to settle with their first score of the game coming on the 4^th minute. A pointed-free for the opposition meant they took the lead for the first time. Alan Fitzpatrick and John Maguire fielded well and some superb play from Damien Dolan allowed Eoin Fox to point for Caulry. Declan Donohoe and Kevin Maguire defended well as both teams traded scores, with Robbie Hickey on target for Caulry, to leave the scoreboard reading 0-3 a piece at the halftime whistle.

On the resumption the opposition raced out of the tracks and pointed to take the lead once again. Points from Hickey and Kevin Maguire narrowed the deficit early in the second half. The opposition rattled the back of the Caulry net on the 8^th minute and after two missed goal opportunities it looked like it was not Caulry’s evening. However, our defence held strong with Conor Dolan and Ernie Buckley valiant in their endeavours. Caulry began chipping away at the deficit with two scores from Conor McCormack. Joe McMahon brought off a great saves in goals, the rebound which was tapped over the bar. Another Coralstown/Kinnegad point left Caulry trailing by two points with just two minutes remaining. Our lads dug deep and a pointed-free from Hickey left just one point the margin. Substitute Emmet Nally worked hard and tapped over a superb score to leave it level pegging late in the half. Further points from David Brookes and Nally meant Caulry escaped with the victory on a scoreline of 0-11 to 1-6.

Team & Scorers: Joe McMahon, Jack O’Kelly Lynch, Declan Donohoe, Conor Dolan, Ernie Buckely, Kevin Maguire (0-1), Damien Dolan, Jonh Maguire, Alan Fitzpatrick, Eoin Fox (0-1), Robbie Hickey (0-3, 2f), Alan Daly, David Brookes (0-1), Robbie Kenny, Paddy Sleator (0-1)

Subs: Conor McCormack (0-2, 1f) for Paddy Sleator, Sean Doyle for Robbie Kenny, Sean Clinton for Ernie Buckley, Peter Smyth for Eoin Fox, Emmet Nally (0-2) for Alan Daly, Stephen Connolly for Emmet Nally

Fixture

Division 4 ACFL at home to Tyrellspass Saturday at 6:30pm

Division 4 ACFL away to St Malachys on Tuesday at 7pm